12 to the ful endyng of seyntis, in to the werk of mynystrie, in to edificacioun of Cristis bodi,

13 til we rennen alle, in to vnyte of feith and of knowyng of Goddis sone, in to a parfit man, aftir the mesure of age of the plente of Crist;

14 that we be not now litle children, mouynge as wawis, and be not borun aboute with ech wynd of teching, in the weiwardnesse of men, in sutil wit, to the disseyuyng of errour.

15 But do we treuthe in charite, and wexe in him by alle thingis, that is Crist oure heed;

16 of whom alle the bodi set togidere, and boundun togidere bi ech ioynture of vnder seruyng, bi worching in to the mesure of ech membre, makith encreesyng of the bodi, in to edificacioun of it silf in charite.

17 Therfor Y seie and witnesse this thing in the Lord, that ye walke not now, as hethene men walken, in the vanyte of her wit;

18 that han vndurstondyng derkned with derknessis, and ben alienyd fro the lijf of God, bi ignoraunce that is in hem, for the blyndenesse of her herte.

19 Which dispeirynge bitoken hem silf to vnchastite, in to the worchyng of al vnclennesse in coueitise.

20 But ye han not so lerud Crist, if netheles ye herden hym,

21 and ben tauyt in hym, as is treuthe in Jhesu.

22 Do ye awey bi the elde lyuyng the elde man, that is corrupt bi the desiris of errour;

23 and be ye renewlid in the spirit of youre soule;

24 and clothe ye the newe man, which is maad aftir God in riytwisnesse and hoolynesse of treuthe.

25 For which thing `ye putte awei leesyng, and speke ye treuthe ech man with his neiybore, for we ben membris ech to othere.

26 Be ye wrooth, and nyle ye do synne; the sunne falle not doun on youre wraththe.

27 Nyle ye yyue stide to the deuel.

28 He that stal, now stele he not; but more trauele he in worchinge with hise hondis that that is good, that he haue whereof he schal yyue to nedi.

29 Ech yuel word go not of youre mouth; but if ony is good to the edificacioun of feith, that it yyue grace to men that heren.

30 And nyle ye make the Hooli Goost of God sori, in which ye ben markid in the dai of redempcioun.

31 Al bitternesse, and wraththe, and indignacioun, and cry, and blasfemye be takun awey fro you, with al malice;

32 and be ye togidere benygne, merciful, foryyuynge togidere, as also God foryaf to you in Crist.

1 Sones, obeische ye to youre fadir and modir, in the Lord; for this thing is riytful.

2 Onoure thou thi fadir and thi modir, that is the firste maundement in biheest;

3 that it be wel to thee, and that thou be long lyuynge on the erthe.

4 And, fadris, nyle ye terre youre sones to wraththe; but nurische ye hem in the teching and chastising of the Lord.

5 Seruauntis, obeische ye to fleischli lordis with drede and trembling, in simplenesse of youre herte, as to Crist;

6 not seruynge at the iye, as plesinge to men, but as seruauntis of Crist; doynge the wille of God bi discrecioun,

7 with good wille seruynge as to the Lord, and not as to men;

8 witinge that ech man, what euere good thing he schal do, he schal resseyue this of the Lord, whether seruaunt, whether fre man.

9 And, ye lordis, do the same thingis to hem, foryyuynge manaasis; witinge that bothe her Lord and youre is in heuenes, and the taking of persones is not anentis God.

10 Her aftirward, britheren, be ye coumfortid in the Lord, and in the miyt of his vertu.

11 Clothe you with the armere of God, that ye moun stonde ayens aspiynges of the deuel.

12 For whi stryuyng is not to vs ayens fleisch and blood, but ayens princis and potestatis, ayens gouernours of the world of these derknessis, ayens spiritual thingis of wickidnesse, in heuenli thingis.

13 Therfor take ye the armere of God, that ye moun ayenstonde in the yuel dai; and in alle thingis stonde perfit.

14 Therfor stonde ye, and be gird aboute youre leendis in sothefastnesse, and clothid with the haburioun of riytwisnesse,

15 and youre feet schood in making redi of the gospel of pees.

16 In alle thingis take ye the scheld of feith, in which ye moun quenche alle the firy dartis of `the worste.

17 And take ye the helm of helthe, and the swerd of the Goost, that is, the word of God.

18 Bi al preier and bisechyng preie ye al tyme in spirit, and in hym wakinge in al bisynesse, and bisechyng for alle hooli men, and for me;

19 that word be youun to me in openyng of my mouth, with trist to make knowun the mysterie of the gospel,

20 for which Y am set in message in a chayne; so that in it Y be hardi to speke, as it bihoueth me.